Blue Earth, Minnesota Weather
Toward the solstice glow. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Blue Earth weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Light Drizzle20%—78°49°—
- TuesdayJun 16Light Drizzle—0.01″73°54°-5°
- WednesdayJun 17Thunderstorm84%0.09″80°56°+7°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast12%—70°50°-10°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle——74°48°+4°
- SaturdayJun 20Showers29%0.82″75°60°+1°
- SundayJun 21Showers44%0.47″65°61°-10°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 19 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 0.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 47
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:34 AM
- Moonset
- 9:20 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Toward the solstice glow
Blue Earth at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Blue Earth
- Mon78°49°20%
- Tue73°55°9%
- Wed80°56°84%
- Thu70°50°12%
- Fri74°48°8%
- Sat75°60°29%
- Sun65°61°44%
- Mon61°58°22%
- Tue69°58°15%
- Wed73°61°19%
- Thu76°57°20%
- Fri76°58°23%
- Sat69°65°32%
- Sun72°60°32%
- Mon61°55°29%
- Tue71°51°36%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Blue Earth
SPC has placed Blue Earth in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Blue Earth
- 56013